Why Not You 2020

Why Not You 2020

Why Not You 2020

Why Not You 2020
Hochwald (original title)
1h 47min | Drama | 31 March 2021 (Austria)

Storyline:

Known by everybody in his small South Tyrolean home village, the somewhat odd and sensitive Mario loves to dance. Tolerated, but with a critical eye, by his fellow villagers, his true ally is his father. When Mario bumps into his childhood friend Lenz at a village festival, old memories and feelings rise to the surface. Lenz, having left village life behind, now lives as an actor in Rome. When he leaves again, Mario immediately decides to follow him to the Italian capital. Here they meet in a gay bar, and Mario becomes painfully aware that Lenz hasn’t necessarily been waiting for him. When armed men suddenly rush in and panic breaks out, it’s already too late: Lenz falls victim to the attack and Mario escapes unharmed. Back in South Tyrol, his life takes a drastic turn.

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Hand Off 2020

Hand Off 2020

Hand Off 2020

Hand Off 2020
24min | Short, Drama, Romance | 23 November 2019 (South Africa)

Storyline:

A team rugby player admits to having a crush on his friend/teammate, causing a rift between them. He retreats into a fantasy world, complete with an imaginary glitter friend, as he struggles to fit into the macho world of rugby, and to confront and rebuild the friendship with his friend who has betrayed his confidence to the rest of his teammates.

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Iftah 2020

Iftah 2020

Iftah 2020

Iftah 2020
41min | Drama | 2021

Storyline:

After years of sexual denial, Yiftach leaves his family to live alone in Tel-Aviv.
Attracted to men but torn between his former and new life, Yiftach is consumed with blame and feels disconnected from everything around him. The drama moves between different time periods, raising penetrating questions regarding prejudice and life on the fringes of society.

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So Long, Paris! 2019

So Long, Paris! 2019

So Long, Paris! 2019

So Long, Paris! 2019
19min | Short, Comedy | 15 March 2020 (France)

Storyline:

12-year-old Lucy can’t accept her parents have divorced. Holidays are ending. Just before Lucy is to leave Paris, she puts off returning to London at her mum’s, and grills her dad about whether he has found a new relationship. As darkness falls, Lucy gets a piece of news that upsets her so that she runs away from her dad’s. She wanders in the city. Takes risks. And finally faces reality.

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The Nest 2019

The Nest 2019

The Nest 2019

The Nest 2019
El nido (original title)
15min | Short | January 1 2020 (Chile)

Storyline:

Elías (12) is the youngest son of Luisa (45) and José (46. One afternoon, after witnessing a homophobic attack at school, Elías tells his parent that he is also gay. But his cry for help gets unanswered, which will make him wonder: how can I feel safe? where’s my nest?

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Swingin’ 2020

Swingin' 2020

Swingin’ 2020

Swingin’ 2020
23min | Short, Comedy, Drama | 1 October 2020 (Taiwan)

Storyline:

When sixth-grader boy Qiu is bullied in school for having gay dads, he takes action to prove to the world that, unlike his parents, he is straight and manly. It’s no joke. Meanwhile, his stepfather Jia-How, a flamboyant Jazz trumpet player, must confront his own nightmares of childhood bullying before he can provide his son a feeling of security.

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Boy Meets Boy 2021

Boy Meets Boy 2021

Boy Meets Boy 2021

Boy Meets Boy 2021
1h 15min | Drama, Romance | 17 March 2021 (UK)

Storyline:

Harry has been partying for 48 hours when he meets Johannes on the dance floor of a club in Berlin. With 15 hours until his flight home, Johannes offers to help him print his boarding pass. This mundane task leads to a day together wandering the city. The contrasts in their lives and values force each one to confront their own truths. Boys Meet Boys is a feature length mumblecore about the journey of a brief encounter: the mark left by a fleeting moment of joy.

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Caledonian Road 2017

Caledonian Road 2017

Caledonian Road 2017

Caledonian Road 2017
22min | Short | 25 October 2017 (Germany)

Storyline:

Caledonian Road follows Seb, who decides to meet up with Corey one rainy night. Seb has never slept with a boy before, and plans to fulfil some dream of conquering his desire. Little does he know what’s in store for him when he enters Corey’s house, as he’s thrown into a strangely unreal night.

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Together 2000

Together 2000

Together 2000

Together 2000
Tillsammans (original title)
1h 46min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 25 August 2000 (Sweden)

Storyline:

It is the 1970s and a group of very different individuals live together as a community. One of the members’ sister, Elisabeth, needs a new place to stay with her children after having had enough of her alcoholic and abusive husband. Elisabeth is neither a socialist nor a feminist nor into the green movement but ends up loving living in the community where they all learn from each other. The film makes a little fun of people with strong ideals and “square” minds whether they be vegans, communists or people who absolutely disgust vegans or socialists. In the end, the message of the film is that people can grow and gain from bonding with each other. It also shows how we need to shape up a little for this to work, either through working on our behavior that affects other people badly (like alcoholism or abuse) or the need to set boundaries and not let other people walk all over oneself.

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